The display case on the main floor near the Reference area is currently showcasing awards recognizing the professional accomplishments of Library and Learning Commons staff. These include awards for innovations in technology, teaching and learning, and service to the university and the community. Congratulations to all of our award winners over the years!
Spring Issue of NEXUS Available
Hot off the digital press! The Spring issue of NEXUS, the Library newsletter, is available online. Highlights from this issue include award-winning mobile apps, and Search Everything, a new search tool on the Library’s home page that allows you to access the majority of the Library’s resources with a single search.
Enjoy the read!
Design for new Student Learning Centre
The design concepts for the new Student Learning Centre on Yonge Street were shared with the Ryerson community today! To learn more, and to see images of the building design, please visit:
http://www.ryerson.ca/news/news/General_Public/20110406_slc.html
Celebrate Canadian Film
In celebration of the upcoming Genie Awards showcasing outstanding achievements in Canadian cinema, the Library is highlighting Genie award-winning films from the collection. These are on display in the glass case near the Reference area on the main floor. These titles, and many others, can be borrowed from the Audio-Visual collection, which resides on the Library’s 5th floor. Come check out some great Canadian films!
Celebrate your Freedom to Read
February 20 to 26, 2011 is Freedom to Read Week, an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Additional resources are available on the Library’s website – please take this opportunity to celebrate your freedom to read!
Celebrate Black History
February is Black History Month! There are a number of events organized on campus to discuss issues relating to black history and black culture, including Black Out: Who’s Missing in Criminal Justice?, a panel discussion on criminal justice and its relationship to racialized communities. This panel discussion will be held on Wednesday, February 16 from 5:30 – 7:30 on the 7th floor, Heaslip House.
A selection of books relating to this topic are on display in the glass case near the Reference collection on the main floor. To see additional books on this topic, click here.
Interior Design Installation in the Library
The Library is pleased to host What’s on the Table: The Designer’s Response, an exhibition featuring the work of students from the School of Interior Design, curated by Professor Lorella Di Cintio.
Students partnered with The Stop Community Food Centre to design a fund-raising item for their annual gala, which helps raise money for The Stop’s critical anti-hunger programs and services. The results of this experiential learning opportunity, the Objet de Cuisine studio, are on display in LIB497 on the Library’s 4th floor from February 13 to 18. Students who created the pieces will be available in LIB497 during selected times to discuss their work. They will also make a formal presentation discussing the exhibit in LIB 489 on Tuesday, February 15 at 12:30p.m. – all are welcome. Selected items will also be available for viewing in the Special Collections display case, also on the 4th floor, from Feb 22nd to March 7th.
Please join us for this wonderful celebration of student creativity in support of community outreach! For more information, contact Sonny Banerjee, liaison librarian for Interior Design, at sbanerje@ryerson.ca or x4834.
Celebrate Robbie Burns Day
January 25th is Robbie Burns Day! To celebrate the life and work of Scotland’s famous poet, a selection of books from the Library’s collection are on display in the glass case near the Reference collection on the main floor. To see additional items in the collection by Robbie Burns, click here.
New Mobile App wins Award!
In the bookstore? Need to quickly see if the Library has the book you want? The Toronto Metropolitan University mobile app on iOS and Android now includes the ISBN/QR barcode scanning application.
This application can be used to interpret QR and ISBN barcodes. Scanning the ISBN of a book will look for the item in the Toronto Metropolitan University Library & Archives (RULA) catalogue to see if it is available.
Scanning a QR code will interpret the data and display the results on screen or if the data contains a URL, it will launch that website. QR codes are now available in the Library catalogue.
The RULA brains behind this application recently won the OLITA Award for Technical Innovation for 2011 – congratulations to Graham McCarthy, Innovative Technologies Librarian, and Steven Marsden, Junior System Programmer!
Have to see it to believe it? Watch this video to see how its done.
Special Collections Photo Contest
There’s still time to enter the Special Collections Photo Contest! The contest deadline has been extended until January 21st, with winners announced on January 23rd!
View the online hints or visit us on the 4th floor of the Ryerson Library to view photos, books and prints of famous people from history on display. If you think you recognize the portraits, take our quiz online to be entered for one of two prizes: a $50 Bookstore gift certificate or a $25 Starbucks gift card.
Names and faces will be revealed after the contest closes.
http://library.cf.ryerson.ca/forms/faces/
For more information, call or email Special Collections at 416-979-5000, x4996 or specialcollections@ryerson.ca.